[Info-vax] Some questions on software for VMS 7.3 VAX

[David Froble]

lists at openmailbox.org wrote:

> Is it
> really a full-time job to delete a directory tree in VMS?

Not really.

$ DELETE [<top of tree>...]*.*;*

then type ^ and <return>

Repeat until no informational messages ...

Now, to delete a directory file, you either need privs, or, set the file 
protection mask to include "D".